Mr. G’s closes on Main St.

The eatery at 601 W. Main St. shut its doors on Monday. The problem, said owner Bob Eid, who also runs One World and Two25, was not enough customers and too much debt.

After purchasing the place in 2012, Eid sank a lot of money into the drive-through restaurant, putting in a new air conditioning system as well as installing a handicapped-accessible bathroom in order to meet code requirements. He put in new lights in the parking lot and even reworked the speaker system for the dive-through. But not enough customers came in the door to make the investment work.

Mr. G’s had a 20-year run in its first life, finishing in 2011 before Eid tried to revive the Chicago-style format.

The building’s for sale with Eid standing ready to help a new restaurant tenant make a go of it.

Author: Steve Tarter

Born in England, raised in Boston, I'm a Midwestern transplant who's called Peoria home for the past 40 years. Married with four grown children, I enjoy journalism, film noir and radio drama. As the song goes, I like coffee; I like tea. Former president of the Apollo Theater in Downtown Peoria, I'm looking for a new raison d'etre.
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